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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1906
Page
15
A bizarre compilation notes political quirks and strange anecdotes including a wooden legged pol itician, weekly government notices from March 7, and a magistrate in Sydney disposing of 74 cases in 75 minutes. It mentions NSW and Victoria wage figures, farm misadventures, and odd moral snippets with local color.
The story says C. E. McLeod, one of the late Australian cricketers, joked in London about marrying an heiress. A listener sent the remark to Australia as news, and McLeod arrived at Fremantle to find many letters and telegrams congratulating him.
A Scarborough doctor sought an injunction to bar his 35 year old son from living in the home and demanding support. Judge Buckley ruled the duty of a father to a son does not end at adulthood but declined to grant the order as the father was not entitled to it.
The piece argues Australians overlook domestic wealth next to South African mines. It lists twelve mines valued over £1,000,000 each and totals more than £421,867,760, naming Mount Morgan and Kalgoorlie among others with high values.
An advertisement touts Dr Sheeldon’s Magnetic Linime claiming instant relief for rheumatism lumbago and various ailments. It asserts continuity of applications will effect a cure in remarkably short time and credits C F Bhaphane as publisher.
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